{"id":495922,"date":"2025-10-12T00:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T04:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=495922"},"modified":"2025-10-11T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T20:00:29","slug":"falcons-rule-out-wide-receiver-mooney-vs-buffalo","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/falcons-rule-out-wide-receiver-mooney-vs-buffalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons rule out wide receiver Mooney vs. Buffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Falcons can\u2019t count on WR Darnell Mooney for a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> time in the current campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Darnell, Atlanta\u2019s 2<sup>nd<\/sup> wide receiver, will miss the upcoming MNF vs. the Buffalo Bills as he suffers from a hamstring problem, the organization revealed today.<\/p>\n<p>The WR sustained his injury in Atlanta\u2019s victory against the Commanders in Week 4. The Falcons had a bye week. He&#8217;s injured for a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> time since the summer. Mooney sustained a right shoulder problem on the 1<sup>st<\/sup> day of training camp at the end of July, before being unavailable until the end of the camp and the opening week.<\/p>\n<p>Now the franchise must trust more 2<sup>nd<\/sup>-year WR Casey Washington with Darnell unavailable, along with other starters Drake London, Ray-Ray McCloud III, and TE Kyle Pitts.<\/p>\n<p>Mooney has 7 catches for 79 yards in 3 matches this campaign. In the past season, Darnell finished with 64 catches for 992 yards and a career-high 5 TDs.<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta&#8217;s top CB\u00a0 Kyle Pitts, who missed the match against Washington also with a hamstring problem, is cleared ahead of the match on Monday and is expected to start vs. the Bills.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Falcons?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Falcons<\/a> final injury report for Week 6 against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bills?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Bills<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>OUT<br \/>WR Darnell Mooney (hamstring)<br \/>CB Clark Phillips III (triceps\/illness)<br \/>DL LaCale London (triceps)<br \/>DL Ta&#39;Quon Graham (calf)<\/p>\n<p>QUESTIONABLE<br \/>CB Billy Bowman Jr. (knee\/hamstring)<br \/>CB Natrone Brooks (concussion\/shoulder)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Knight (@FalcoholicKevin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FalcoholicKevin\/status\/1977074476551721084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Falcons can\u2019t count on WR Darnell Mooney for a 2nd time in the current campaign. 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